Safety-guard for sewing-machines



D. W. FEITEL. SAFETY GUARD FOR SEWING MACHINES. APPLICATION FILEDSEPT-27, 1919.

1,384,607.- Patented July 12-, 192i.

DANIEL WEBSTER FEITEI), OF NEW ORLEANSQLOUISIANA.

SAFETY-GUARD FOR SEWING-MACHINES. I

Specification of Letters Patent. Pate11ted July 12, 1921,.

Application filed September 27,1919. 7 Serial No. 326,893.;

To all w 720m it may concern Be it .known that I, DANIEL. WEBSTERFEITEL, a citizen of the United States, re siding-1 at New Orleans, in:the parish of Orleans and States of Louisiana, have in vented. certainnew and useful Improvements in Safety-Guards for Sewing-Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in safety guards for sewingmachines, one object of this invention being the provision of a guardreadily attachable to the presser foot that will prevent the entrance ofthe finger during threading or sewing, to the needle, thus providing adevice that will insure users against injury.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a safety guardmade of a single piece of material, and preferably of a light material,such as aluminum, and one which is readily applied to the presser footof a sewing machine, so disposed as to prevent the introduction of thefinger between the presser foot and needle during the sewlng operation.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a safetyguard which is simple, durable and inexpensive in construction and whichis thoroughly efficient and practical in use.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a presser end of a sewing machineshowing the present guard attached thereo.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation on a large scale of the guard attached to thepresser foot.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a modified form of guard.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

Referring to the drawings, G indicates the guard, constituting thepresent mvention, which is adapted to be connected to the shank 12 ofthe presser foot 11 of the sewing machine designated generally by 10,

7 this being of the horn type machine. al-

though it is understood that the same may be used on any sewing machine.

The guard is composed of a single piece of material formed to providethe clamping or attaching lugs 13 and 14: by means of the screw or bolt15. Carried by these arms are the segmental portions 16 and 17 WhlChprovide .slotsor openings 18 for the receptionof the 'fingers of theoperator in thread- 1ng.; the needle.

F romone side-0f the guard, adjacent the lower edge thereof and spanningone of the spaces or openings 18, is a U-shaped member 19 whichconstitutes a passageway for the thumb nut that holds the needle inplace in the machine. This in the modifications as sllgown 1n Figs. 4and 5, is more rounded as Both types of guard are split as at a so theclamping lugs 13 and 14 will have the desired tension when being grippedupon the(,1 gresser foot, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 an From the foregoingdescription, it will mately {2 between the point of the needle.

and presser foot, that the present guard will prevent the operators fromintroducing their fingers or hands underneath the needle point and thusrelieving them of any liability to injury.

It will be noted that the wall nearest the presser foot can be madelower than here shown so that the operator may thread the needle in anyposition. By making the device of a light metal there is no extra strainplaced upon the presser foot in carrying the same and in view of thefact that the recesses 18 are provided the thread may be easilyintroduced at either side of the needle.

What I claim as new is:

1. A safety guard for a sewing machine presser foot, including anintegral member having a substantially cylindrical needle surroundingcylinder, the upper edge of which is slotted at diametrically oppositesides for the threading of the needle, which is adapted to project atall times to completely surround the needle to prevent the introductionof the finger below the needle and above the presser foot, there beingformed from one side adjacent the lower end of one of the slots asubstantially U- shaped projection for permitting the passage of theneedle clamp therethrough, the lower edge of the cylindrical portion atright angles to the U-shaped member being split to render the edgeflexible, and two clamping lugs, one upon each side of the split portionfor surrounding the presser foot and clamping the guard thereon.

2. A device adapted to be attached to the presser foot and acting as aneedle guard or sewing machines, including an integral member having acylindrical portion provided with diametrically oppositely disposedslots extending from the upper edge to below the middle thereof, saidportion constituting a guard to prevent the finger from entering belowthe presser foot and a raised needle but permitting the threading of theneedle, the lower portion at one side of the cylindrical portionadjacent to the lower end of one of the slots being provided with asubstantially U-shaped extension, the right edge of the cylindricalportion at the bottom thereof and at right angles to the needlethreading slots, being slotted to render that portion flexible, and twoclamping lugs carried by the lower edges of the cylindrical portion, oneupon each side of said last slot, forming a clamp to grip the presserfoot.-

In testimony whereof I' afiix my signature.

DANIEL WEBSTER FEITEL'.-

